Abstract

Abstract In this study, the full cDNA sequences of HcADH2 and HcADH3 were cloned from Hedychium coronarium. The amino acid sequences encoded by them contained three most conserved motifs of short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), namely NAD+ binding domain, TGxxx[AG]xG and active site YxxxK. The highest similarity between two genes and ADH from other plants was 70%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that they belonged to a member of the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases 110C subfamily, but they were distinctly clustered in different clades. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses showed that HcADH2 was specifically expressed in bract, and it was expressed higher in no-scented Hedychium forrestii than other Hedychium species, but was undetectable in Hedychium coccineum. HcADH3 was expressed higher in the lateral petal of the flower than in other vegetative organs, and it was expressed the most in H. coronarium that is the most scented among Hedychium species, and its expression levels peaked at the half opening stage. HcADH2 and HcADH3 had almost no significant expression in leaves, but HcADH2 was expressed in response to external stimuli. The mechanical injury and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment could induce expression of HcADH2 in leaves, whereas HcADH3 could have an induced expression only by MeJA. The recombinant HcADH3 protein, but not HcADH2, expressed in Escherichia coli-catalysed conversion of geraniol into citral. It was speculated that HcADH3 had an induced expression in vegetative organ of H. coronarium and took part in monoterpenoid biosynthesis in H. coronarium flowers, but the role of HcADH2 is relevant only for defensive reactions.

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